Some people do not deserve their bikes.

Quote from: codajastal on March 09, 2013, 06:11:05 PM
Some people do not deserve their bikes.

ive seen this many times. i saw an exception to this today. a young kid. maybe 16 or 17, ATGATT to a t. riding a cheesy 250 ( a suzuki gz250 ) we used those @ the Moto safety course. kid would check bike before a ride, after he stopped, etc. we talked for a good 20 minutes. about bikes, repairs, what he could do to 1 get a bit more out of the 250, his plans etc. i suggested a gs500 btw. we had a huge stash of helmets, leathers etc. some icon jackets, tourmaster? or somethign of the like. alot of the gear. i had 2 of the icon safety orange vests, ( him being my size) i gave him one of them. i use the other when riding the goped. cause i ride against traffic on shoulder.) that kdi will make a good rider, and a safe one. there were others pulling into the lot on litre bikes, doingstoppies some firing themup cold, and revving the utter hell out of them. I did tell that kid, and others about the redneck temp check procedure. ( engines have three parts. the crankcase/trans, the cylinder/s, and the head/s) they expand @ different rates. warming up, idle it, and touch hte fins on cylinder briefly. when it becomes too warm to do this its ready. sorry about the marathon reply my friend. ( one of my many faults  ) in a short reply i say, yeah i see those who dont deserve to ride, or are not rider material, and i do see those that give me hope.
Aaron

Quote from: adidasguy on January 21, 2013, 06:08:55 PM
So glad I didn't buy a Ninja 500. These things are a real pain to work on. It makes me really love the simplicity of the good 'ol GS500.

Oh the irony   

Just Kidding Adidas...you got a good deal.

Yes - I know. Now I have one! That's why I'm letting S.U.B do the initial clean of carbs and be sure she's running. I'll do the cosmetic work when she comes home.

I'll start a build thread soon.

Since I am renting a space to a 2012 Ninja 250, I'll be learning. at least Olly wants to work on his bike so that will make it fun.

The other guy never asks about his bike. So that red one will get the fairing put back on (and Olly will learn how it goes on his bike) then it will go away and if here any longer, parked outside the bike cave and car port with a cover over it until he takes it away.

What do I call an EX500? It can't be Nina, as that's what Olly calls his 250. It is kind of funny always talking about "the X". I think she needs a better name after 6 years of neglect.

I've started to hang out on ex-500.com   It seems like a pretty nice site, like gstwins.

Quote from: adidasguy on March 13, 2013, 01:58:29 PM
I've started to hang out on ex-500.com   It seems like a pretty nice site, like gstwins.

Yep, it's a pretty good place. I'm also a member over there, quite a bit of good info there too. FOG is probably one of the most knowledgeable guys on the Ninja 500/EX-500 on that site. He also raced and/or modified them for racing years ago.
Tony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgt3LQKIwVg
if a cali bike
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Hose_routing_for_California_emissions/3_line_fuel_tanks
http://pdftown.com/Kawasaki-GPX250-Service-Manual.html